Murray Murrell

Murray Murrell
Murray Murrell
Personal information
Full name	Francis Murray Murrell
Born	(1923-04-16)16 April 1923
Died	3 June 2016(2016-06-03) (aged 93)
Original team	East Coburg
Playing career1
Years	Club
1945	Collingwood
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Australian rules footballer

Francis Murray Murrell (16 April 1923 – 3 June 2016) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[2]

Murrell played reserves football with Collingwood in 1944,^[3] playing in Collingwood Reserves 1944 grand final loss to Fitzroy,^[4] prior to making his VFL debut against St Kilda at the Junction Oval in round seven, 1945.^[5]

Murrell played for the Bullioh Valley Football Club in the Tallangatta & District Football League in 1947 and 1948, winning the club best and fairest in 1948^[6] and finishing third in the league best and fairest award.^[7]

Murrell won the 1949 Upper Murray Football League best and fairest award, whilst playing with Corryong.^[8]^[9]

Murrell was captain-coach of Corryong in 1950^[10]^[11] when they lost the 1950 Upper Murray Football League grand final.^[12]

Notes

^ "Murray Murrell - Death Notice". The Weekly Times. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 645. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ "1944 - LIST CUTS FOLLOW TODAY'S FOOTBALL". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 29 April 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ "1945 - Seconds Premiers". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 25 September 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ PERCY TAYLOR (1 June 1945). "1945 - VFL TEAMS STRONGER: More New Men Chosen". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). p. 16. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
^ "1948 - FAREWELL TO MURRAY MURREL". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 9 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "1948 - Best and Fairest Results". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic. : 1885 - 1955). 9 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "1949 - Best & Fairest Award". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 4 August 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
^ "1949 - BEST AND FAIREST: MURRELL WINS UPPER MURRAY AWARD". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 5 August 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "1951 - News from Corryong: Football Club". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 1 June 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "1952 - Corryong". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 18 September 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
^ "1950 - Walwa Wins Football Premiership". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 7 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

External links

Murray Murrell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Collingwood Forever player profile
1950 - Upper Murray FL Runner Up: Corryong FC team photo

[1] "Murray Murrell - Death Notice". The Weekly Times. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[encyc-2] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 645. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[3] "1944 - LIST CUTS FOLLOW TODAY'S FOOTBALL". The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954). 29 April 1944. p. 10. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[4] "1945 - Seconds Premiers". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). 25 September 1945. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[5] PERCY TAYLOR (1 June 1945). "1945 - VFL TEAMS STRONGER: More New Men Chosen". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957). p. 16. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

[6] "1948 - FAREWELL TO MURRAY MURREL". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 9 September 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[7] "1948 - Best and Fairest Results". Upper Murray and Mitta Herald (Vic. : 1885 - 1955). 9 September 1948. p. 3. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[8] "1949 - Best & Fairest Award". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 4 August 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 31 October 2025.

[9] "1949 - BEST AND FAIREST: MURRELL WINS UPPER MURRAY AWARD". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 5 August 1949. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[10] "1951 - News from Corryong: Football Club". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 1 June 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[11] "1952 - Corryong". Border Morning Mail (Albury, NSW : 1934 - 1935; 1938 - 1954). 18 September 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 7 November 2025.

[12] "1950 - Walwa Wins Football Premiership". The Corryong Courier and Walwa District News (Vic. : 1946 - 1952). 7 September 1950. p. 1. Retrieved 2 November 2025.